Kevin worked til 5:30 pm today, and with a 30 minute drive
to get home, we were in a rush to get our vote in before
the South Carolina poles closed at 7:00 pm.
Thankfully, with Ribs cookin’ in the crockpot, dinner wasn’t an issue.
Once Kevin was home, we packed up and
headed over to my parents house.
My parents had voted earlier today, so they promised to watch
Jack-Evan as Kevin and I went to vote.
So…we quickly passed off the baby, a jar of baby food, and
a sippy cup of mommy milk, and headed out the door.
It was soooo dark already. We’re still not use to the time change!
There were reports of lines 3-4 hours long earlier
today in our area, but thankfully those seemed to
have disappeared by the time we arrived at our district’s pole.
A few of our local politicians were at the doors making
last ditch efforts polite conversation as we entered.
There were 5 voting booths set up (all of which were filled),
and only 3 people ahead of us.
We moved pretty fast into our stations too,
and before I knew it, I had hit the “confirm” button
finishing up my own vote.
With pride, I smiled at Kevin as we walked out the door.
Sans-baby, we headed off for our first bit of
alone time in 6 months to get some
FREE coffee from Starbucks and a
FREE election doughnut from Krispe Kreme.
Everyone who showed them their “I Voted” sticker
received the free treats.
Yet, the best part wasn’t the yummy doughnut or the hot coffee.
Nor was it knowing we had just taken part in a grand election.
Nor was it the knowledge that history was
about to be made in our great country.
No. The best part of the day was sitting there with my husband,
laughing my tail off as we slugged down caffeine and dined on sugar.
Regardless of who our president is or how our next four years play out,
the best part of life is being with the people we love – those who we interact
with day to day and would give our life for.
In the end, that’s all that matters.
